Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Happy Birthday to my Mom!

I had fun creating a very special card for her, and wanted to share that with you as well. Here it is:

And, a side view:

I became obsessed with these paper roses when I saw Julie Williams' beautiful card, which you can see, along with instructions for how she created it, in this post. My roses were created in a similar manner, except with the Stampin' Up! 5-Petal Flower Punch instead of the new Extra Large Fancy Flower Punch (from the Occasions Mini). The Old Olive leaves were also punched out with the 5-Petal Flower Punch. The stems and smaller leaves were punched out with the new Extra Large Two-Step Bird Punch (also in the Occasions Mini).

The card base and the scored layer on the front are made of Stampin' Up!'s Shimmery White Card Stock. The layer in between the base and scored layer is Barely Banana, as are the rose petals, and Scallop Oval Punch.

The "Wonderful Mother" sentiment and the "happy birthday" inside are from the Well Scripted stamp set in the Occasions Mini. I stamped these with Old Olive Classic Ink.

For the finishing touch, I attached half pearls from the Pretties Kit along the bottom of the card.

Woohoo...that is gorgeous, Michelle! I love the scored background, but most of all those artistic paper flowers! I'd say that you have definitely mastered the art of flower making. I am going to have to try that. You are so creative and inspirational!Marlene Caravello

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Welcome to my blog! My name is Michelle VanWiggeren. I am an independent Stampin' Up! demonstrator, and enjoy sharing my love of crafting with others!
I am also a mom to two boys, wife to a wonderful husband, and frequently accompanied in the craft room by Isabella the cat.

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